I hate to admit it, but chess hurts my head. I love playing games, finding patterns, devising strategies, but there is something about chess that frustrates me. I think it is because I end up planning ...

Two players stare intently at a board of 64 black and white squares. They are still except for a sudden grimace or the occasional twitch of an eyebrow. To casual observers, chess could seem boring. To ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Compton, California — Chess is a game of make-believe kings and queens, pawns and rooks. So what does that have to do with real ...

Students who attend Success Academy Charter Schools learn all about queens, knights and bishops along with their ABC’s. Success Academy, which operates dozens of charter schools in New York City, ...

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) -- On any given Sunday, many kids can be found lounging at home playing video games, watching TV or playing with friends, but for one group of children, weekend afternoons have ...

I spend inordinate amounts of time trying to convince my kids to embrace traits that are completely foreign to me. Patience would top that list. I cannot tell you how often I have yelled in a public ...

Masters and Mentors visits Holy Savior Catholic Academy every week to mentor students through chess.

The Hoosier Chess Academy was founded to teach chess and make it accessible to children from low-income families. Chess teaches valuable life skills such as concentration, patience, critical thinking, ...